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Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal
PoliticsForeign Policyand the island of Crete. "We want to make an opening with Libya as a whole, so that we can finally... located in the area between Greece and Libya," Mitsotakis said in an interview with ANT-1 TV, last Monday. It appears that Athens has decided to begin surveys in response to the recent Turkish-Libya
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Turkey's move in Mediterranean puts Mitsotakis under pressure domestically
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Libya last week to delineate maritime borders in the Mediterranean. Athens has labelled the deal “illegal,” arguing that Libya’s prime minister does not have the legal authority to sign such agreements... and creation of EEZs. Greece has also threatened to expel Libya’s ambassador in Athens. Mitsotakis has had
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Common ground absent after latest round of Cyprus discussions
PoliticsForeign Policyleader Ersin Tatar, and the foreign ministers of Greece, Turkey and the UK - the three guarantors... said the two sides, the three guarantors and the UN would meet again within two to three months... will be unavoidable when new talks are held. Greek position As one of the three guarantor powers, Greece
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Opposition intensifies calls for political scalp over failure to avert deadly hooligan clash
PoliticsGreek Politicshad been operational at the time of the accident. Although public anger over the Tempe crash has... Karamanlis of New Democracy and his predecessor Christos Spirtzis. The evidence relating to them has..., an announcement by the Infrastructure Ministry hailing the delivery of the local control system at Larisa
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Sensing weakened government, opposition pushes back against blame-sharing for rail accident
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe continuing expressions of public anger sparked by the deadly train collision in central Greece... operator OSE to make available all information relating to accidents on the network over the past 15... relating to RES and energy communities. SYRIZA is accusing ND of using the bill to pave the way
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PM pledges handouts amid discontent and gripes over coronavirus strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsreached 310. Mitsotakis’s chief of staff, Akis Sketsos, indicated that the government will monitor... in Parliament on Thursday, during which he was roundly criticised by opposition parties for failing
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Greek-Turkish tensions flare over Turkey’s bid to join SAFE
PoliticsForeign Policy, Mitsotakis last week proposed a new initiative involving Cyprus, Egypt, Turkey, and Libya during..., Libya, and Egypt, according to Kathimerini. Boulos, who met with Mitsotakis last September, is said... favouring Greece by delaying Turkey’s assessment, aware that any talks would be blocked
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Majority for marriage equality in sight despite reluctance among ruling party MPs
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat at least 30 of SYRIZA’s 36 MPs, 25 of PASOK’s 32, all 11 New Left lawmakers and 6 from Sailing for Freedom... charges on Monday against 23 suspects, which include 18 public officials, for crimes relating... big a split for Mitsotakis to brush under the carpet. The government will definitely be relying
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SYRIZA tweaks auction rules to appease MPs, defends clean exit narrative
PoliticsGreek Politicsrelating to the auctions was not passed, the third review could not be concluded. The developments over the last few days emphasise that it will not all be plain sailing for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras... the full support of SYRIZA MPs, who had earlier harangued ministers about the provisions relating
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Newsletter 310 - 01/10/2021
PoliticsFull speed ahead for warship, defence deal with FranceGreece believes that it took a significant step this week to upgrading its defence capabilities but also bolstering the country’s geopolitical standing after agreeing to purchase at least thr...
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